Garden Tales: Mahjong 2 is the second Mahjong-style tile-matching game in the ever-popular Garden Tales series. The garden gnomes from the first game continue to need the player's help with collecting tiles painted with common garden imagery, such as animals, baskets of items, candies, gnomes, flowers, fruits, shrubs and tools. The game displays the tiles in layered classic and modern Mahjong pattern shapes.
The player can select a Chapters mode or a Quick Play mode. That said, they must play the Chapters mode to unlock new puzzle patterns for Quick Play. They also can't visit a later chapter out of 25 available chapters (Quaint Charms, Willy's Bloom, Grove, Haven, Leaf Harmony, Vista, Zen Garden, Graham's Bridge, Serenity, Munch's Mischief, Crunch's Challenge, Lily's Garden, Grand Cottage, Magical Beans, Nutmeg's Nectar, Willy's Bouquet, Jamboree, Frosty Fields, Bloom, Sally's Maize, Dandelions, Picnic, Butterflies, Crest, Garden Tales) until they complete the current one.
The game only permits tile removal in matching pairs worth 100 points each. The player must remove uncovered tiles with at least one free side. They receive a limited time period to complete the task. They track their time near the upper-left corner. The game also displays the number of available pairs on the field, the current number of removed pairs, the name of the pattern, and the score along the top of the screen.
Garden Tales: Mahjong 2 gives the player several tools to help them before time runs out. A hint button marked with a white lightbulb makes two matching tiles glow blue and pulse. A magnifier highlights every available matching pair on the field. A shuffle button marked with twisted white arrows rearranges the tiles to reveal new pairs.
When the player removes all tiles, the game displays their last and all-time scores.
